One week and two weekends prep. Finally the first coat down. I must say that I’m fine so far with the color and the varnish.

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Hey #Boativerse ! Looking for a welder around E5 on the Lea for a small but critical job overplating the chimney hole in my roof, which is oversized, corroded, and preventing the install of a new wood burner. Thanks for any leads 🙌

#BoatLife #Boatstodon #CanalLife #Boating #theBoatyard #leaBoaters

Sicily, six years ago. Covid lockdown in effect. Our friend got trapped ashore, living on his boat atop a ladder, work unfinished and unable to launch, even if there had been a crane operator.

The boatyard workers gave him the key to the gate and told him they were shutting down until further notice, good luck and by the way there's no running water.

They left him "Merkel" the boatyard dog, too.

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The most expensive dumbell in the world..

We've taken off the forestay yesterday, we'll take it all apart, have a new stay made and try to put the whole thing back together without breaking anything.

I'm so done going up the mast when its only partly stayed, it's harrowing af
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Went to pick up our new backstay yesterday. Now the cable is swaged on both ends.

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cool, open source boat hardware? In this case a block? #theBoatyard #sailing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2efa3epOGgY

Todays tasks: Researching, Planning and preparing ahead so I can work without interruption when the temperatures are back over 15°C.

And well there is this large european boating retailer who had nice guides for their products. Had - because now they are very sloppy and stupid. My trust in them went instantly below zero.

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